The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
AT OARS ON THE HARLEM.
an EXCITING HroHT-oARED RACE AND
OTHER FINE CONIEsTa
The Usien peat clus NE. VERY Coed Lush
sd the New Yerh Athietiep d Fseriy-
A Fair-Oarsd shei 0ueeriy Upset.

e.a the New Yerk Athieti,- d PERRY
A Fair-oared sheh 0uesriy Upset.
Weather and water conspired In favor Of
the nineteenth annual regatta OF the Harlem
Regatta Association. There were nine inter
esting races on tho programme. and the sport
commenced shortly after noon. The rowing
was done over the regular one-milo course,
from boats anchored along line in the river
opposite Cromwell's creek, Just q little below
McComb's Dam bridge. to q stakeboat OF
Gates's lumber yard dock. The eight-osred
race 10 always looked on rs the event Of the
day. TWAS o'clock when the three crews en-
tered-the Dauntless, tho New York Athletic.
front Of the referees boat.
The Dauntless crew. which won In the
spring, was the strSnsest Kind II q iayoIlte,
the ipsty scSaviki Ssrs sesa While the Nonps
reils had on their familiar black and yellow,
Te as on Sol fss
e. ads but sssE rs e Of .fs t s1S
on their Journey. The shores and bridges were
description. and even street cars. stopped to
SSss the che spp5 1bs ss:. was pSsns
away IN the lead at once 'f sse Senps.
lighting for aplace. The Dauntless boys rowed
sweeps could Be compared only PH 70 machinery.
Bn 5Ss %as Sa ssss sssss
SsS 7SEE Athletic sh SSS psOpis VIII shsis
selves hoarse and those on shore tried rum
ming to Keep up With the flying oarsmen. A
Ss s BOYS sSo
tSsss liz sseSn O. hsr ssss ana shs &
In the other races the Union Boat Club boys
xshetls Cub oarsmsn had H their sne usual Ms~ BAD
luck. The Unions fine now boat house. which
has sSs at last been placed on the Wsstcheste:
Clubs floats and the Madison avenue BRIDGE
had something to do with their sweeping all
time Union boat shot By were Very inspirinS
Stevens i; q shs Union =. B9ss ZIP r.
poitaps was III and could not row: Stevens
out. winning BY three lengths. Time, min
utes 20 seconds. Delaney's time was min
In the second event. the double sculs. the
schiele and Mahoney and Good6ody and Davi;
ietic Club. Schiele and Mahoney led. from the
start., They were loudly spplauded by the
New York Athletic Clubs floats. OF which the
New York Athletic Club crew wore way behind.
and Maionsy's Water as G they spSrted iD and
aySa S
little tip purely accidental from GoodbOdy's
oar under the bow Of tho fragile shell Of the
other METROPOLITAN team; such a stroke as q
hare. sent the nose Of the winning crews boat
high IN the air. and sehiele and Mah9ney took
s9S aG and Dayds son
New YORK Athletic Gus pair sscond i in "' min.
utes As seconds.
from the Union and Eagle boat clubs ' The
Tnion mep' s =; Meinact lbcT) e. W. Kuc thn
57nsecondg. with their opponents many lengths
In the renr.
lan!a and Nonpareii Boat clubs raced in the
junior four-oare shell event. The contest was
t' s New o1f ss c ae ss Bs Hts
lantas led by half a length. but the New Yorks
Soa 81 h arE noDD th sSs
three:auar,ers the New Yorks spqrted eameiy.
F + the ssSS so Tina a,se %nrfs
IaId!sE : !: " IL isvsin. S s: Valentine
D. w9!t Reeli ss s.1 Ross 6 GLIB:
Metropolitan Rowing Club were the starters in
the junior single-scull race. 1t was an exciting
meet GoOdbody had to give in. beaten at the
half. and De Wolf. who looked a sure winner.
Madison avenue bridge. He lost his balance.
his boat eapsized, and he had to be pulled out
OF tho water. Johnson won the race from
McDougal BY three lengths in minutes Is
In the pair-oared gigs the New York Athletic
Club men. Phillips and Hard won from G. II.
and A. H. Beck OF the Nonpareils The New
Yorks had the lead from the start and won
with ridiculous ease by ten lengths In the slow
time OF minutes 81 seconds.
The Atalantas did not send In their mon for
the four-oared shell race. which W 8 lett for
the New York Athletic and Union Boat Club
crews to contest. The Unions got a lead al
most from the start The !" dying fo9t" Grew
their own boat house, turned about and pad
died back home. Tho Unions finished tho
mile In minutes IS seconds, The winning
crew was made up as follows: II. ROCHE. bow;
g. ", KuchIer, No.2 E. Nemacht. No. s. and
The pair-oSred she'll race was another easy
thing for the Union Boat Club. The New York
Athletic Club pair-Phillips and Magtn-gave
up at the first quarter. Time OF winners,
minutes 26 seconds.
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